The Indian Association of Cultivation of Science is an institute of repute in Kolkata that conducts research in all fields of basic sciences. The institute was established in the year 1876 by well known philanthropist Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar. The founder of the institute made it mandatory for state of the art infrastructure to be introduced in the various departments of the college so that the college makes rapid and constructive improvement in research of basic sciences. The institute boasts of the teaching and research influences of eminent personalities such as Dr. C V Raman, M N Saha, K S Krishnan, N K Sethi and K Banerjee and therefore has become internationally recognizable.